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Know Your WW2 History: The M8 Greyhound

Posted on 4 May 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

The M8 Greyhound   Armored cars tend to be overlooked by World War II history buffs. Nimble fighter planes, deadly bombers, hulking tanks and stealthy submarines are “sexier” than a car that can’t fight like a tank, can’t race a plane, and can’t use terrain to its advantage like infantry. Nevertheless, armored cars were a vital part…

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Know Your Ammo: The Rise and Fall of the .45 GAP

Posted on 4 February 20244 February 2024 by The Tactical Hermit

The Rise and Fall of the .45 GAP   Let’s go back to the year 2003. The .40 S&W cartridge introduced in 1990 skyrocketed to first place in popularity among American police service pistols. The almost decade-old .357 SIG cartridge also seemed to be ascendant. It was clear that law enforcement wanted something more powerful…

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Know Your Weapon Terminology: Piston Driven vs Direct Impingement

Posted on 14 November 202314 November 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

Direct Impingement vs Piston Driven Systems   There are a number of semi-auto platforms out there with a large number of them using either the Direct Impingement system or the Piston-Driven system. The one that really seems to garner the most controversy is the AR-15 system. The Direct Impingement system was the original design. The AR-15‘s gas system uses…

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Know Your WW2 Weapons: Japanese Model 89 Knee Mortar

Posted on 4 November 20234 November 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

Japanese Model 89 Knee Mortar   For more than a century, American troops have given a wide variety of nicknames to their own weapons, and also those of their enemies. During World War II, American troops in the Pacific Theatre created a nickname for a highly effective Japanese weapon that was a bit misleading. The…

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The Ammo Files: The .450 Bushmaster

Posted on 20 September 202320 September 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

Gunmagopedia: 450 Bushmaster   In the world of straight-walled cartridges, some are better known than others. Perhaps one of the most popular straight-walled options in the rifle world is the 450 Bushmaster, a cartridge that’s known for packing quite a punch whether on steel or while hunting. This cartridge has been around for some time…

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Know Your Firearms History: The ‘Tiffany Guns’ of the Spanish-American War

Posted on 15 September 202315 September 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

The ‘Tiffany Guns’ of the Spanish-American War   President Joe Biden has repeatedly suggested when it was first drafted there were restrictions to the Second Amendment. He pressed the point by stating that “you couldn’t own a cannon,” while more recently he’s made the argument that the Second Amendment isn’t absolute in that Americans today…

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Know Your Firearms History: Lessons and Lore from Elmer Keith

Posted on 8 September 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

Lessons and Lore from Elmer Keith   For those of you who are just joining us, this “Elmer” guy is Elmer Keith, known to some as the Sage of Salmon, Idaho, and Dean of American Gunwriters to others. He was a cowboy, hunter, packer, guide, shooter, prolific experimenter, and gun writer during most of the…

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Know Your Weapons: Browning’s Hammerless 1911

Posted on 2 September 20232 September 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

John Browning’s Hammerless 1911   Last year I had the opportunity to visit the John M. Browning Museum in Ogden, Utah and I was thrilled to see Browning’s hammerless 1911 prototype on display. Very little has been written about the development of this particular pistol. The pistol is briefly mentioned in John Browning and Curt Gentry’s 1964 biography of John…

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Drilling for Changing Times

Posted on 16 August 202316 August 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

From the Archives, 2013       The armed civilian, like the LEO, needs to evaluate his Course of Fire and Firearm Drills frequently to make sure they stay current with the times. The best example of this is the increased use of Body Armor by thugs. Looking at history, one could expect your “higher…

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The Way of the Warrior

Posted on 11 August 2023 by The Tactical Hermit

H/T WRSA     The Way of the Warrior in Anglo-Saxon England involved far more than merely being trained in the use of weapons as I put it simply in my thread of yesterday. Of equal, or greater, importance was learning both the rituals associated with warfare and the right form of battle. 1/19 The…

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